I don't know... I'm apprehensive. I'm not a fan of Dr. Oz b/c I think he's a trend chaser and only endorses things for a dollar instead of endorsing things b/c he truly believes in them. I am fearful of what will come of our lifestyle by his airing about the Paleo diet. Maybe it'll be good. Maybe a good majority of those who see the show will try it and end up embracing it. What I expect to happen though is that too many people will be turned off by the restrictions, disbelieve b/c of the lofty claims (that are all too often true) about lowering blood pressure, ending heart disease, starving cancer, etc, and will discredit it based on that. I expect that some will give it a half hearted effort and will become discouraged when weight loss doesn't happen after they claim on the show that someone can lose 75 lbs in 6 months because instead of eating until full, they eat and eat and eat b/c all of a sudden calories don't matter. I expect that people will decide they're bored or it's too hard or too time consuming and will go back to boxed "just add water" meals. I'm afraid it will become commercialized with "Paleo" convenience foods and will ultimately go the way of the Atkins Diet and will lose credit.

Hopefully I'm wrong. But it seems like whenever Dr. Oz jumps on board with something, it gains a ton of popularity for a while, only to crash and burn and be kicked aside as a failed endeavor. I hope I'm wrong and I hope it becomes more mainstream and people start paying attention to what they're eating as a result of this show. I hope they'll pay attention to what's in their food and how it's being produced. And I hope they start to make the changes necessary to improve their health.

What do you think? Is Dr. Oz going to be a good thing or a bad thing for our lifestyle?

I too, am a bit apprehensive about it. But I'm hoping because Paleo is mentioned on his show, along with one of the top authorities on the subject (Dr. Cordain), maybe people will actually look into it and try it. As they say, there's no such thing as bad publicity.

Set to record, thanks for the heads up. Will be interesting either way. I don't expect it will make much difference. People know by now that he has something different on every day. Would be nice if some tried and found it good for them.

Starting Primal June 2012 at 148.5lbs, goal weight in November 2012.
Lowest weight 93lbs - too thin. Now up to around 101lbs and holding.
Primal, minus eggs, dairy and a myriad of other allergens.